Houston Public MediaA federal judge ruled that the state of Texas for decades unnecessarily institutionalized 4,500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing home facilities, denying them services that are required under federal law.
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Judge rules Texas has been illegally placing people with severe disabilities in nursing homes for decades
The ruling came in a class action lawsuit filed 15 years ago on behalf of institutionalized plaintiffs represented by the Center for Public Representation, Disability Rights Texas and Sidley Austin LLP.